Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-04-07
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visitor at her residence, and, being
able to furnish her with many anti
dotes which were not known to the
old-fashioned doctor who had previous
" attended her, he soon obtained great
influence over her.
If the remarkable incidents which
follow had not been brought to light
in court Of justice they would have
been incredible. St Oman soon spent
most of his time at the chateau, and
was freely consulted by Nine. Trevoux
on business and other matters besides
her health. She was wonderfully
able and acute woman, and somewhat
astonished st. Oman with her ready
wit and cunning. He handled her
with great Judgment, and in due time
began to put in operation those plans
which he had long before formed.
Her valuables were slowed away in
a large closet in her bedroom, and
this she always kept locked. St. Di-
nan resolved to possess himself, az a
first step, of some jewelry which he
knew she possessed. First of all he
induced her to remove her bed into an
adjoining room, rs it had better venti-
tation, at the same time showing her
that the connecting door could be open
and that all her property would be as
safe as though in the room where she
slept.
One day he brought u small port
manteau into her parlor and begged
the use of her keys, as he said he had
lost the one to his portmanteau. He
managed to take an impression i'll wax
Of the key to the outer door of the
room which she had formerly slept in
and of the key to the closet.
On the morning preceding his in
tended raid on the closet he put an in
gredient in the old lady's medicine to
make her sleep soundly. Instead of
leaving the chateau, he secreted him
self in the library, and, when all was
still, went up stairs and listened at the
old lady's bedroom door. He un-
locked the door of the adjacent room
with the duplicate key and entered. A
faint light was burning in the bed
room, sufficient to make him see what
he was about.
While he was standing in the middle
of the ROOM in listening attitude, he
heard noise which indicated that
Nine. TrevOux was arising from bed.
He hastily hid himself behind the win
dow curtains. The next moment Nine
Trevoux, in her night dress, stalked
into the room, with bunch Of keys in
her hand. She went straight to the
closet, opened it and rummagcd about
Then she brought forth large leath-
ern case Laying it on the floor, she
relocked the door, and, lifting the case,
returned to her room. st. Oman
heard her get into bed, and all was
silent.
After waiting for about ten minutes
ST. Oman stepped cautiously toward
the bed and pecred at the occupant.
There was no doubt that she was asleep,
and by her side lay the leathern case.
ST. Oman was then satisfied that she
had walked in her sleep, and was still
under the effects of the powerful sopor-
ofic which he had given her.
He quilted the room and left the
chateau by private door which led
into the gardens. When he reached
home he opened the case, which was
simply clasped, and found it empty!
Next day, on visiting Nine. Trevoux
he found her in a state Of great nervous
prostration. She told him that the
previous night she had dreamed that
some one was robbing her and that she
must have arisen in her sleep and pro-
cured certain leather case III which
she had large sum of money and
notes. When she awoke in the morn
ing she found the bundle Of notes lying
in the bed beside her, but the case was
gone. On examining the place. where
she usually kept it, it was not there.
st. Oman expressed great surprise
but advised her to say nothing to any
one about it, for he was afraid Of her
mentioning it to Lawyer Jugon, whose
suspicious might be aroused
Almost Il month passed before ST.
Oman ventured on another attempt at
robbery 1t was Mime. Trevoux's Gus
tom to keep her sleeping apartment
and dressing room under lock and key
all the time and never to let domes-
tic enter except in her presence. Dur
ing the day she spent her time in q
suite of parlors on the ground floor
overlooking the front garden, which
was arranged in terraces, along which
she occasionally strolled. ST. Oman,
afraid of another experience similar to
the former, and fearful of using a drug
to stupefy the old lady, resolved to at
tempt to get at the valuable contents
of the closet by daylight. While the
dcmcstics were at dinner he reached
the room in safety. He ransacked the
closet and slowed away in his pockets
several valuable jewels and large roll
of notes of the Bank of France.
He relocked the closet and was ready
to quit the room when he heard click
Turning hastily he saw panel in the
wainscotted wall move inward, and the
next moment Lawyer Jugon stepped
into the room.
Both men were for moment para
| lyzed with establishment, and both
grew first pale, then red. St. Oman
recovered himself first.
"What means this?" he asked, look
ing at the lawyer sternly.
Il came to watch you, was the re-
ply, but the lawyers lips were very
dry, and he found it hard to enun-
ciate.
you came hither by secret door
said st. Oman.
And how did you Gomez" the law
yer asked.
st. Oman could say nothing, and the
two men looked at each other. The
lawyer, who was the more accom-
plished villain, was the first to under
stand the situation.
81 think" said he, ave are both on
the same mission. Let us work to-
gether."
I'm what way?" asked St Oman, ra-
pidly losing his assumed dignity.
I'm making all we can out of Nine